The 20th Division II Women's Cross Country Championships represented a day of fourths, as Western State and Kennesaw State's Marjo Venalainen captured the team and individual championships, respectively.

Cal Poly Pomona hosted the championships November 18 at Prado Park in Chino, California.

Western State became just the fourth institution to win the team title in the championship's history, and Venalainen is the fourth runner to win back-to-back individual crowns.

The Western State women followed the team title won by its men's team earlier in the day with a commanding performance. Three Western State runners placed in the top eight as the Mountaineers finished with 38 points. North Dakota was a distant second with 131.

Western State's victory snapped an eight-year Adams State winning streak. The Mountaineers placed second six times and third twice during the eight-year stretch.

"Of the two titles today, I am most proud of our women's team," Western State head coach Duane Vandenbusche said. "We hadn't won a title since we were a member of the NAIA, so it is nice to finally win a national title at this level."

"It was our goal to duplicate our best year ever at Western State. We won our conference and regional meets, so I knew if we remained healthy we had a good shot of winning this thing."

Andrea Hurbina led Western State on the 6,000-meter course by placing fourth in 21 minutes, 56.7 seconds. Kirsty Weir finished sixth and Rebekah Mackie eighth for the Mountaineers.

Hannah Lawrence came in 14th and Zuzana Sarikova 18th to round out Western State's top five.

Venalainen lowered the course record by 50 seconds with her winning time of 21 minutes, 33.6 seconds. She is the first repeat winner since Western State's Elva Dryer placed first in 1992 and 1993.

North Dakota was led by Becky Leppard, who finished second, nearly nine seconds behind Venalainen. The runner-up team finish was North Dakota's best in the championship, following three fourth-place efforts.

UC Davis placed third with 146 points. Yvonne Liebig paced the Aggies by finishing fifth.

Team results

1. Western St., 38; 2. North Dakota, 131; 3. UC Davis, 146; 4. Edinboro, 167; 5. Adams St., 173; 6. Northern Colo., 188; 7. Central Wash., 190; 8. Northern Mich., 194; 9. Cal St. Chico, 242; 10. UC-Colo. Spgs., 254.

11. South Dakota St., 281; 12. Pittsburg St., 288; 13. Hillsdale, 328; 14. Central Mo. St., 364; 15. Wis.-Parkside, 375; 16. Shippensburg, 425; 17. Harding, 427; 18. Indianapolis, 468; 19. Kutztown, 471; 20. Stonehill, 549.

21. West Ga., 559; 22. Southern Conn. St., 648; 23. Mars Hill, 728; 24. Carson-Newman, 757.

Individual results

1. Marjo Venalainen, Kennesaw St., 21:33.6; 2. Becky Leppard, North Dakota, 21:42.4; 3. Sarah Meyer, Adams St., 21:53.7; 4. Andrea Hurbina, Western St., 21:56.7; 5. Yvonne Liebig, UC Davis, 21:58.0; 6. Kirsty Weir, Western St., 22:04.3; 7. Lisa Blomme, Hawaii Pacific, 22:07.2; 8. Rebekah Mackie, Western St., 22:07.3; 9. Jeanette Mott, Pittsburg St., 22:09.8; 10. Justine Nahimana, Abilene Christian, 22:13.2.

11. Kathleen Lenno, Sonoma St., 22:14.2; 12. Amber Antonia, Wis.-Parkside, 22:14.4; 13. Sarah Vigil, UC-Colo. Spgs., 22:15.4; 14. Hannah Lawrence, Western St., 22:16.0; 15. Lisa Petsche, Edinboro, 22:16.7; 16. Caitlin Compton, Northern Mich., 22:21.2; 17. Jessica Neva, North Dakota, 22:25.5; 18. Zuzana Sarikova, Western St., 22:27.4; 19. Tammy Stang, Minn.-Duluth, 22:28.2; 20. Heather Gibson, UC Davis, 22:32.2.

21. Rachel Harvey, Central Mo. St., 22:32.6; 22. Hanna Ritakallio, Harding, 22:33.0; 23. Allison Lind, South Dakota St., 22:33.3; 24. Amber Klein, Adams St., 22:33.5; 25. April Maine, North Dakota, 22:36.5; 26. Keri Bloem, Grand Valley St., 22:37.1; 27. Athena Cunningham, Northern Colo., 22:40.8; 28. Jessie Kindschi, South Dakota St., 22:42.3; 29. Liz Brown, Adams St., 22:42.9; 30. Najeeby Quinn, Western St., 22:48.8.

31. Julie Gifford, Augustana (S.D.), 22:51.8; 32. Katie Hostetler, Northern Colo., 22:53.4; 33. Carrie McKeon, Edinboro, 22:58.7; 34. Sarah Gray, UC-Colo. Spgs., 22:59.2; 35. Kathy Breisch, Edinboro, 23:01.3; 36. Aubrey Smith, Northern Mich., 23:04.7; 37. Paige Osborn, Cal St. Chico, 23:05.6; 38. Abby Bielenberg, Central Wash., 23:06.3; 39. Carissa VanGundy, Pittsburg St., 23:08.0; 40. Amy Forrey, Central Wash., 23:09.0.

41. Alicen Maier, Central Wash., 23:10.3; 42. Lisa Nowak, Cal St. Chico, 23:11.0; 43. Sarah Forrey, Central Wash., 23:12.8; 44. Trudy Chase, Hillsdale, 23:13.4; 45. Katy Berkes, UC Davis, 23:15.4; 46. Kelly McNeilance, Hillsdale, 23:16.7; 47. Jordan Seethaler, Northern Mich., 23:17.8; 48. Sopagna Eap, UC Davis, 23:18.2; 49. Ashley Hansen, Edinboro, 23:18.7; 50. Michelle Paul, Northern Mich., 23:19.2.

51. Jessica Steck, Indiana (Pa.), 23:22.8; 52. Rae Stumbough, Cal St. Chico, 23:23.0; 53. Kristy Schreibeis, Northern Colo., 23:24.2; 54. Katie Marschel, North Dakota, 23:25.5; 55. Jenny Farmer, Southern Ind., 23:28.5; 56. Miranda Ernst, Northern Colo., 23:30.5; 57. Jessica Altnow, UC Davis, 23:31.0; 58. Elizabeth Robles, Western St., 23:31.4; 59. Adrianne Sikora, Northern Colo., 23:31.8; 60. Jackie Auwarter, North Dakota, 23:32.3.

61. Ann Glenn, UC Davis, 23:33.5; 62. Erica Foltz, Central Mo. St., 23:34.6; 63. Megan Seefeldt, Kutztown, 23:36.7; 64. Lea Hayes, West Ga., 23:37.1; 65. Krissi Mathers, Central Wash., 23:37.9; 66. Sarah Baer, Shippensburg, 23:38.1; 67. Janet Kogo, Harding, 23:39.4; 68. Lisa Renteria, Cal St. Chico, 23:41.6; 69. Jocelyn Smith, Edinboro, 23:42.1; 70. Kelly Walton, West Chester, 23:42.3.

71. Sheena Dauer, South Dakota St., 23:44.0; 72. Katerine Glosova, N.C. Central, 23:44.4; 73. Erin Vagedes, Indianapolis, 23:45.1; 74. Kelly Smith, UC-Colo. Spgs., 23:47.6; 75. Cory Chastain, Adams St., 23:48.8; 76. Rebekah Walter, Adams St., 23:51.6; 77. Kelly VandenEkart, Central Wash., 23:52.2; 78. Maria Schoellkopf, Kutztown, 23:52.5; 79. Josie Beggs, Central Wash., 23:52.9; 80. Amy Sayers, Hillsdale, 23:53.1.

81. Abby Larson, Northern Mich., 23:54.0; 82. Laura Trull, Stonehill, 23:56.2; 83. Erin Enright, Wis.-Parkside, 23:56.8; 84. Jennifer Lahr, Northern Mich., 23:57.3; 85. Amy Sharp, Southeastern Okla., 23:58.6; 86. Sarah Hallas, Cal St. Chico, 23:59.5; 87. Maria Harriman, Indianapolis, 24:00.9; 88. JoAnn Murphy, North Dakota, 24:01.7; 89. Kira Claussen, UC-Colo. Spgs., 24:03.0; 90. Madilyn Bosen, UC-Colo. Spgs., 24:03.1.

91. Abbey Block, Pittsburg St., 24:06.6; 92. Amber Neal, Central Mo. St., 24:07.4; 93. Krisit Cangiamilla, Cal St. Chico, 24:08.8; 94. Erin Woolley, South Dakota St., 24:09.0; 95. Amanda Cook, Lees-McRae, 24:09.6; 96. Lisa Ogryzek, Shippensburg, 24:12.7; 97. Marty Garrison, Pittsburg St., 24:13.2; 98. Andrea Carrillo, Cal St. Chico, 24:13.4; 99. Daisy Delay, Pittsburg St., 24:14.2; 100. Linda Muffler, Wis.-Parkside, 24:14.8.

101. Leona Tracey, Adams St., 24:15.9; 102. Anna Webster, Hillsdale, 24:18.4; 103. Jessica Schill, North Dakota, 24:19.2; 104. Amy Shinskie, Edinboro, 24:20.5; 105. Janna Weeden, Wis.-Parkside, 24:20.6; 106. LeeAnn Weaver, Shippensburg, 24:21.5; 107. Kristy Pappas, Mass.-Lowell, 24:22.1; 108. Emily Phillips, Hillsdale, 24:22.4; 109. Ilana Tabak, Shippensburg, 24:25.8; 110. Tanya Eaton-Fraser, Hillsdale, 24:26.8.

111. Erin Krug, Shippensburg, 24:29.1; 112. Alyssa Ruedebusch, South Dakota St., 24:31.7; 113. Nicole Williams, Indianapolis, 24:33.0; 114. Amanda McCann, West Ga., 24:33.4; 115. Melanie Hill, Central Mo. St., 24:35.9; 116. Kim Bosen, Adams St., 24:38.9; 117. Stacy Clapp, Indianapolis, 24:39.9; 118. Traci Dworshak, UC-Colo. Spgs., 24:42.6; 119. Sarah Reardon, Harding, 24:47.8; 120. Kimberly Nolan, Stonehill, 24:48.1;

121. Mary Pearce, Shippensburg, 24:49.6; 122. Courtnee Wilhite, Kutztown, 24:53.6; 123. Kyle Hutsey, Pittsburg St., 24:54.8; 124. Beatriz Beckford, Southern Conn. St., 24:57.0; 125. Tracy Wills, Northern Mich., 24:59.4; 126. Margaret Mohr, Pittsburg St., 25:01.6; 127. Anne Martin, South Dakota St., 25:02.0; 128. Melissa Short, Central Mo. St., 25:04.9; 129. Christina Seremetis, Stonehill, 25:05.6; 130. Roxann Ziano, Wis.-Parkside, 25:07.3.

131. Angela Brown, Southern Conn. St., 25:07.7; 132. Lynann Lorenz, Edinboro, 25:14.9; 133. Niya Adams, Kutztown, 25:18.0; 134. Carrie Riedel, Central Mo. St., 25:19.4; 135. Britney Copeland, Harding, 25:20.0; 136. Jenny Belsley, Hillsdale, 25:24.3; 137. Erin Peiffer, Kutztown, 25:25.1; 138. Jennifer Teahan, Stonehill, 25:27.5; 139. Kristen Ziarek, Wis.-Parkside, 25:28.5; 140. Tia Tarole, Harding, 25:29.4.

141. Shawn Savage, Southern Conn. St., 25:29.8; 142. Kristy Reineck, Wis.-Parkside, 25:30.0; 143. Nicole Robinson, Indianapolis, 25:32.1; 144. Jessica Rinesmith, Shippensburg, 25:36.4; 145. Lindsay Grams, Northern Colo., 25:39.6; 146. Carly Parr, West Ga., 25:44.3; 147. Kristen Fidler, Stonehill, 25:44.6; 148. Shawanna White, West Ga., 25:47.5; 149. Karen Crowley, Northern Colo., 25:49.7; 150. Mitzi Carr, Mars Hill, 25:51.8.

151. Melissa Brown, Stonehill, 26:14.1; 152. Misty Brownlee, West Ga., 26:14.3; 153. Kari Casey, St. Rose, 26:14.8; 154. Jill Call, Central Mo. St., 26:16.6; 155. Edith Taylor, Carson-Newman, 26:17.3; 156. Vanessa Johnson, Indianapolis, 26:20.1; 157. Heather Laine, Kutztown, 26:22.1; 158. Krista Mulhollen, Mars Hill, 26:23.9; 159. Libby Covelli, Southern Conn. St., 26:26.4; 160. Kate Miffitt, Stonehill, 26:32.7.

161. Becca Pizza, Mars Hill, 26:33.4; 162. Jennifer Sauceman, Carson-Newman, 26:35.9; 163. LeAnne Torchia, Kutztown, 26:36.8; 164. Amanda Campell, UC-Colo. Spgs., 26:45.8; 165. Leslie Barrett, Southern Conn. St., 26:46.1; 166. Shanna Hill, Mars Hill, 26:47.9; 167. Stacy Mark, Mars Hill, 26:52.4; 168. Becky Boatman, Carson-Newman, 26:56.9; 169. Sara Treat, Harding, 26:57.8; 170. Sara Zetterstrom, Southern Conn. St., 27:24.9.

171. Jessica Brown, Carson-Newman, 27:38.5; 172. Nicole Johnson, Southern Conn. St., 27:51.3; 173. Randi Miles, Mars Hill, 27:57.6; 174. Greta Statler, Mars Hill, 27:59.5; 175. Shannon Kendall, Indianapolis, 28:14.2; 176. Stacy Bailey, Carson-Newman, 28:25.1; 177. Nikki Kehn, Carson-Newman, 28:41.8; Sarah Davey, North Fla., did not finish; Chloe Glare, UC Davis, did not finish; Amy Elliott, Harding, disqualified.